I got this yarn for Christmas so didn't have a say in which colours were chosen. I really like them though, they balance out quite well. I couldn't face those hundreds of ends at the end of the project, so I'm adamant that they'll be sewn in as I go.

The blanket is lovely. I like the way the edges of each square look as if they are slotted into one another and gives added interest.Makes me want to have a go as it looks more manageable than sewing or knitting.

The edges of each square look that way because I'm joining as I go, it's the first time I've joined this way. It will save me a lot of time at the end. I think crochet is easier than knitting as you only have one stitch to worry about, and I've never got the hang of sewing.

I'm liking that a lot and sewing in the ends as you go is great. I do like tidy and always make sure with my quilts that I have no loose threads. Must get out my crochet hook and some wool and do something as well.

It looks lovely, Jo. I missed mine after I gave it to Michelle so I've started another one. It's four rounds though so hopefully it won't take too long. I haven't sewn in any ends yet but I'm planning to before it gets too big and I'm overwhelmed! xxx

Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. It probably takes about twenty minutes to do a square like this with four rounds. I've only been crocheting for a couple of years, I learnt from the tutorials on YouTube.

This post on my blog has the links to the tutorials I used. I can tell you that it took me a lot longer than twenty minutes when I first started to crochet, but speed comes with practice.http://www.jo-throughthekeyhole.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/i-did-it.html

It's at the size now where it's keeping me nice and warm whilst I'm working on it, which is good at the moment, but I don't know if I'll be able to stand it in summer. That's assuming we're going to get a summer this year, I'm not so sure after the washout we had last year.

It's gorgeous! I love it, it's so colouful and cheerful. I like the way you are making one square per day - that's a nice idea. And I sew the ends in as I go too. Like you say, it's just too daunting to leave hundreds of them to do at the end of a project.

Thank you for your comments on my new bredmaker post. Your are doing the best tip I can give you. Bake your bread dough. Don't let the bread maker do it for you. I hate my bread cooked in the breadmaker and always cook my dough in the oven. I will drop by with any good recipes I make in my breadmaker. If you like hot x buns I have a recipe I use which My daughters love and even I do, and I hate owt with rasins in! xx

Thank you. I'm really enjoying crocheting this blanket. I think there's quite a few people who bake their bread in the oven after using the breadmaker to make the dough. We're not lovers of hot x buns as we don't like cinnamon, which is probably good otherwise I'd be breaking my diet at this time of year. It's bad enough avoiding chocolate.

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Thank you for visiting. I'm Jo, forty nine and happily married with two grown up children and a dog called Archie. Take a peek Through The Keyhole into my home on the outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Here you'll see a little of what I get up to on my crafty adventures as well as snippets of family life. I hope you enjoy reading along.